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Read through these PDFs about designing and building a battery pack. These compile a ton of information - don’t be scared to read them, but be sure to spend the time to understand them. If you have any questions, then message the #mech-battery-box channel on slack and someone will get back to you!
Read these first
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Thanks Alwin George for pointing out that some diagrams are missing in the PDFs - the original web pages are hereIf you have no idea how batteries work, watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXNKkcB0pI4
If you have no experience with circuits, voltage or current, watch these:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w82aSjLuD_8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Posj4WMo0o
Start off with reading these:
Part 1: https://www.electricbike.com/introduction-battery-design-1/
Part 2: https://www.electricbike.com/introduction-battery-design-2/
Part 3: https://www.electricbike.com/introduction-to-battery-pack-design-and-building-part-3/
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Here is a Video explaining basic electrical calculations (Hint: these calculations will be used in the exercise):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX4s-bxn4fs
Then read these for some more in-depth background for battery packs
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